In a message dated 96-11-15 23:19:16 EST, Allan Gilreath writes: << I have also noticed some products on the market for neutralizing silicone before applying a new finish. This might be an avenue to check into before moving forward. >> Allan You may be referring to fish-eye remover? This is sold in the finishing catalogs, to be added to your spraying lacquer to counter that pesky fish-eye problem. Fish eyes are actually little gushers of silicone rising to the surface, before the lacquer is dried, which push the lacquer aside, and form a crater in the finish. I don't think it works by actually 'neutralizing' the silicone however. I've heard that fish eye remover is actually a liquid silicone and it works by making more fish eyes, actually connecting the fish eyes so to speak. I'm not certain about this but that's the way it was explained to me. I too have personally heard "major manufacturers" recommend the use of silicone and naptha as a lubricant in PTG seminar classes and offer it for sale through their parts department. Which means Keith, the problem may be one of perception. The customer perceives a big problem. If the customer is convinced it is bad and someone she trusts has told her that it is bad, it might as well be bad. Spraying it 'willy-nilly' over an action from an aerosol can is a misapplication. Truly correcting that would seem impossible short of total parts replacement. You could never fully remove silicone. A residue of it will always be there. The down side that I see would be the silicone's propensity for creeping....into unwanted areas. If that were a real threat though, would these manufacturers continue to recommend it? David Sanderson Littleton, MA Pianobiz@aol.com
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